JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN
Who’d be a Top 14 coach? French domestic rugby took a break for the start of the World Cup, but more than one club manager could take little or no time off to enjoy the spectacle in Japan.
The coaches having a fortnight of long days and sleepless nights are somewhat unexpected. Heading into this fifth weekend, slots 10 to 13 in the table were occupied by, respectively, the 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2015 champions.
The pressure of coaching responsibility weighs most heavily on Stade Francais’ Heyneke Meyer. France’s twice-weekly rugby paper Midi ...